By TOMMY REZAC
St. Joseph Post
Northwest Missouri State head teniis coach Mark Rosewell became the first Bearcat coach in any sport to record 1,200 victories at the school after his No. 10-ranked women's tennis team took down No. 32-ranked Missouri Western, 4-3 in Maryville Wednesday.
Rosewell has posted a mark of 614-296 in women's tennis and 586-274 in men's tennis at Northwest. Rosewell's combined coaching record at Northwest is 1,200-570 for a .678 winning percentage.
Rosewell gained 22 coaching wins at Central Missouri prior to taking over at Northwest in 1984. Rosewell's overall coaching record sits at 1,222-1,797 when factoring in his two seasons at UCM and 39 years at Northwest.
On Wednesday, the Bearcat women improved to 17-3 overall and concluded a perfect MIAA dual mark at 8-0. Rosewell has led the Northwest tennis teams to a combined 28 MIAA regular season championships (15 men, 13 women).
The Northwest women have won 11 consecutive dual matches this spring. The 11-match win streak ties for the fourth-longest in program history. Since March 1, Northwest has won 14 of its 15 dual matches.
It was as easy as 1, 2 and 3 in doubles went for the Bearcats. Northwest and MWSU split the six singles matches. Missouri Western's record sits at 12-5 overall.